Medicine category
Blood pressure medicines
Medicines used to lower blood pressure and protect the heart and kidneys.
This page is not a prescription
It does not tell you what to take or how much. Only a clinician who has assessed you can do that. Call 112 if you feel severely unwell.
What a clinician considers
Repeated readings rather than one, your kidney function, pregnancy, and other conditions you are treated for.
Common examples
- ACE inhibitors
- Calcium channel blockers
- Thiazide-type diuretics
Everything in this category needs a prescription in Ireland.